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sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 8 hours agoUnvoiced and voiced? Which of my uses is which here?
Voiced is like the th in the, unvoiced is like the th in thin.
Unvoiced sounds the same whispered, whereas voiced loses its buzz when you whisper.
Voiced:
that then with the then this breathe bother those though
Unvoiced:
thin thanks width breath both youth pithy smith thatch thought throughout thorough
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Why is it that the Dutch press operators that Caxton hired to run his printing presses, seldom catch any blame for the spelling changes they made to English? The one I always remember is Ghost. Those Dutch press operators decided that Gost should look more like the the Dutch word Gheest. So Ghost got it’s “h”. As did ghoul because you wouldn’t that to be too different…And other words got the same treatments. Thankfully many of the changes didn’t stick but enough have.
If only the printing press hadn’t been introduced to English until after the Great Vowel Shift was over, spelling and spoken would be much closer aligned.
To tell which sounds are voiced or voiceless, put a finger or two on your larynx and look for the vibration. /th/ as in “thread” is voiceless - no vibration - whereas /th/ in “the” is voiced - vibration
I believe first is voiced, second isn’t. IIRC rule of thumb is voiced makes a D, unvoiced makes a T, so, “dis tread”.
Voiced is the buzzy Th. Unvoiced is the hissy Th.
Ullallulloo@civilloquy.com 24 minutes ago
It “should” be:
Historically, the þorn was often used for boþ as well ðough, and it’s definitely tricky for modern Eŋlish speakers to distiŋuish.